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Halland

Varbergs kommun

Enchanted woods – Bexell's talking stones loop from Skärbäcks naturreservat

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Sweden

Halland

Varbergs kommun

Enchanted woods – Bexell's talking stones loop from Skärbäcks naturreservat

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Enchanted woods – Bexell's talking stones loop from Skärbäcks naturreservat

02:37

9.73km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Parking

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923 m

Enchanted woods

Highlight • Forest

Mystical, magical woods, whatever the season. Weave through the knarly trees and moss-covered stones through the forest, while enjoying the occasional view of the Lake Skärsjön.

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2.35 km

Bexell's Talking Stones

Highlight • Monument

A few of Bexell’s “talking” Stones

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2.77 km

Bexell's talking stones

Highlight • Monument

Alfred Bexell (1831-1900) had words of wisdom and names carved on rocks and flat stones. There is said to be over 700 carvings.

Bexell feared that the Swedish language would …

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3.60 km

Alfred Bexell’s Proverb Area

Highlight • Monument

It was the landowner and member of the Riksdag, Alfred Bexell (1831–1900), who commissioned two stonemasons to install these inscriptions around his estate in Torstorp at the end of the …

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4.58 km

Lake Grytsjön Picnic Area

Highlight • Lake

It's a really nice spot. But it should preferably be avoided during breeding season due to sensitive species breeding nearby 🙂

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5.74 km

Vattenfen's Drink Stand

Highlight • Cafe

7.60 km

Beech forest

Highlight • Forest

To the north of Lake Kalvsjön you'll walk through the beech forest that sits on the edge of the Valaklitts Nature Reserve.

The biodiversity in the forest is magnificient, with …

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8.21 km

Lake Kalvsjön

Highlight • Lake

Great view of the lake from the path.

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9.73 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

3.15 km

1.40 km

1.01 km

Surfaces

7.69 km

2.04 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

16°C

9°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Enchanted woods – Bexell's talking stones loop from Skärbäcks naturreservat

Enchanted woods

Bexell's Talking Stones

Bexell's talking stones

Alfred Bexell’s Proverb Area

Lake Grytsjön Picnic Area

Vattenfen's Drink Stand

Beech forest

Lake Kalvsjön

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